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BMI would like to congratulate and thank our stellar female composers for their tireless work within the Alliance for Women Film Composers. Founded in 2014 by BMI composers Laura Karpman, Miriam Cutler, and Lolita Ritmanis, along with Chandler Poling of White Bear PR, the AWFC strives to raise visibility and…
BMI Congratulates its SCL Award Nominees
The Society of Composers & Lyricists today announced the nominees for their 2nd annual SCL Awards, which salute composers and songwriters in all visual media. Members of the prestigious society include professional film, television, video game and musical theater composers and lyricists, as well as orchestrators, arrangers, music supervisors, music…
BMI Congratulates its HMMA Visual Media Award Winners
The Hollywood Music In Media Award (HMMA) winners have been announced, with many BMI composers taking top Visual Media honors as well as nominations. The prestigious awards are the first in the year to honor original music (song and score) in all visual media from around the globe, including film,…
BMI Congratulates its 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Winners
One by one the names of BMI composers were called out as winners of this year’s Creative Arts Emmys, winning every composer category. The announcements, which started online last Monday, gathered momentum and ended with thundering virtual applause for the talented music creators. Congratulations to all the winners! Below is…
Classical Music Finds a Way to Showcase New Works
Across the country beginning in early March, classical concerts were being postponed, then canceled. Since then, though concert halls remain dark, the creation and performance of music has continued, thanks to numerous classical music organizations that have stepped up during these unprecedented times to ensure that classical composers have platforms…
BMI Congratulates its 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Nominees
The nominations for this year’s Creative Arts Emmys are in with many BMI composers in the running for the prestigious awards. This year, BMI is proud to congratulate all of the nominees with a special call out to our affiliates, Laura Karpman, Labrinth, Atticus Ross and Rickey Minor, who are…
From Rock Bands to Film Scoring, Composer and Cellist Emily Rice’s Career Comes into Focus
British-born composer and cellist Emily Rice fell in love with music at a young age, but — like many artists — she struggled to visualize a career path that fully incorporated her passion for music. She performed with orchestras and ensembles and studied music at the University of York, where…
BMI Salutes its Composers Featured in Projects Honored by Tribeca Film Festival’s Juried Awards
Although New York’s Tribeca Film Festival, which was scheduled to take place April 15 - 26, was postponed due to COVID-19, the festival’s much heralded Juried Awards were announced online with BMI composers scoring many of the nominated and winning works. The awards span seven different categories that include both…
Unison Orchestra Brings Remote Musicians Together
Unison Orchestra was born out of the pandemic. One of its founders, award-winning BMI composer Laura Karpman, explains it this way: “While we all crave to be together and make music, it is simply not feasible, nor responsible, at this time and may not be safe for the…
Emmy-Winning BMI Composer Laura Karpman Shines a Light on Female Composers at the Hollywood Bowl
Laura Karpman’s new orchestral piece “All American” brings to light the work of three early 20th century female composers, Anita Owen, Mildred Hill and Emily Wood Bower. As a co-founder of the Alliance for Women Film Composers, Karpman seeks to bring to the forefront the important contributions of women that…
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Comic-Con 2015: BMI Composer Laura Karpman on Scoring the Remake of ‘Carrie’ at Comic Con
Captured at Comic-Con 2015